Religious Minorities in Pakistan and Iraq

14 Sep 2023

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Announced by: University of Pittsburgh

The Middle East Studies Center at GSU, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Center for South Asian Studies at University of Michigan Present a lecture by Rev. Salmoon Bashir: Religious Minorities in Pakistan and Iraq.

Salmoon Bashir, born in Pakistan, has over a decade of experience providing leadership in diverse, multicultural, and multi-faith spaces in the US, Pakistan, Iraq, the UK, and the Republic of Georgia. Salmoon was appointed to serve alongside the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Community of St. Anselm at Lambeth Palace in London. His Master of Divinity degree at Emory University brought him to Atlanta. Salmoon worked as the Chief of Staff for the Fearless Dialogues - an organization facilitating hard, heartfelt conversations. He is also a part of various ecumenical and interreligious dialogue committees and events, representing the Episcopal Church nationally and internationally. Salmoon is married to Mari, a graduate of Candler School of Theology working in nonprofit management. He is serving as the Curate for the Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations at the Cathedral of St. Philip Atlanta.

Zoom registration and link: https://tinyurl.com/BashirTalk

Event Date: 
Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
Institution(s): 
Sponsored By: 
The Atlanta Global Studies Center and the Asian Studies Center at GSU
Location: 
25 Park Place, Atlanta, Room 223 (option to attend virtually)
Presenter Type: 
Visiting Scholar/Faculty